Legal Counsel

Role overview

The role combines local business support with group-level legal alignment. Functionally, the Legal Counsel will report to the Group General Counsel based in Poland, ensuring consistency with group standards, governance and risk management. On a local level, the role will report to the Local CFO, supporting the Romanian business in its operational and commercial activities.

Key responsibilities

• Negotiating and reviewing commercial agreements with customers and business partners, including service agreements, sales agreements, IT system implementation agreements and strategic partnership agreements. Working closely with sales, marketing, services and R&D teams;
• Providing legal support in matters related to data protection and privacy;
• Advising business teams on legal aspects of optimizing internal processes;
• Drafting and updating internal and external regulations, policies and procedures;
• Cooperating closely with the Group General Counsel on corporate governance matters, alignment with group legal standards and implementation of group-wide legal initiatives.
• On going monitoring of legislation changes that may affect the activity of the Company;
• Supporting customer-facing teams in pre-litigation disputes with clients;
• Liaising with external lawyers involved in outsourced matters, including but limited to litigation and employment law;
• Building strong and trust-based relation with top management of the Company.

Requirements

• University degree in law (local bar qualification or traineeship is an advantage);
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in the IT sector, gained in an in-house legal team or a law firm advising technology companies;
• Very good knowledge of civil and commercial law, intellectual property law, e-commerce regulations and data protection law;
• Experience in the public procurement  law, including  subcontracting agreements, joint venture agreements, back to back supplier agreements would be a plus;
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office and legal research tools;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Ability to work effectively in an international environment and with business stakeholders;
• Strong organisational skills, accuracy, reliability and ability to manage multiple priorities.